Artist description Ambient grooves, beats, drones and FX woven into some fine atmospheres, dark moods, and related sonic contraptions. The band was named after a short story by Jorge Luis Borges. Many track titles are taken from that story.

Music Style Electronic - ambient, rhythmic ambient, dark ambient, experimental, minimal, noise.

Musical Influences Terry Riley, Eno, Orbital, Klaus Shultze, Soft Machine, ReFraction, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, John Cage, The Velvet Underground, The Orb, early Tangerine Dream, early Pink Floyd, David Sylvian, Stravinsky, and minimal techno.

Similar Artists Pete Namlook, Saul Stokes, Eno, Ian Boddy, Vir unis, Terry Riley, Steve Roach, Laswell.

Artist History APK : enamoured by electronic music for many years. Played classical guitar from an early age. Has a PhD in philosophy and a dog named Roland. Formed ReFraction with M.Weiser - first electronic work of note. Formed Circular Ruins for solo ambient and experimental work.

Group Members Anthony Paul Kerby (APK)

Instruments Synths - physical, virtual, imagined.

Albums Shown on main Music page.

Press Reviews "The Circular Ruins explore the various nuances of Minimalism via Ambient and Experimental melodies and sounds. Often hypnotic in its approach, this requires repeat listens to attain full understanding of the talent here." Tim Pratt, Listen.Com

Additional Info Want to know when new Circular Ruins tracks become available? Use the *Notify Me* option at the top of this page. It works well. Many thanks to the people who have supported and helped in a number of mysterious ways with the Circular Ruins project, especially Margaret and Michael. And a special thanks to all who buy the CDs and otherwise play The Circular Ruins.

Location London, Ontario - Canada

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